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Insider Threat Detection & Employee Monitoring
Why Do Employers Monitor Workers? Reasons, Benefits, and Statistics
The employee monitoring software industry is poised for big growth: more than doubling from about $200 million today to $500 million in the next…
Data Security
Data Security 2017: Lessons Learned Last Year
There is absolutely no doubt that last year was a notoriously memorable year. Not only did the stolen NSA cyber weapons become integrated into…
Data Security
Emory Healthcare Reports Data Breach: When PHI Goes Astray
Emory Healthcare recently reported an incident of protected health information (PHI) going astray. In this case, a physician uploaded the patient data to the…
Data Security
RootsWeb Data Leak Causes Significant Downtime
RootsWeb, a free community-driven collection of tools used to host and share genealogical information, is the latest online site to fall victim to a…
Data Security
Data Breach Cost: Rise in Law Settlements
In 2016 and 2017, Home Depot settled lawsuits of $19.5 million after its data breach. In June 2017, Anthem agreed to pay $115 million…
Data Security
Alteryx Data Leak: Another Instance of Insecure Cloud Storage
Detailed information on more than 120 million American households was recently found unprotected online. This is the latest in a string of instances highlighting…
Data Security
Ensuring Customer Data Security Through Encryption
Confidential data must be securely stored, and customers (and consumers) are increasingly concerned about privacy. Why is this? The events of the past 12-18…
IT Management
Conduct a Year-End Review to Stay Secure
In our personal life, a purge of unwanted or unneeded stuff can be liberating and satisfying. In business, reviewing your online data, hardcopy records,…
InfoSec News
Clarksons Data Breach: Saying No to Ransom
Clarksons PLC, a 165-year old giant in the shipping world, just announced that a malicious hacker stole sensitive data and is threatening to release…
Data Security
NSA Data Leak: More Exposure of Classified Data
Data leaks from within the National Security Agency (NSA) have made news before, going back to Edward Snowden in 2013, and continuing more recently…
Data Security
Look, Your Data Is Going To Be Stolen
In 2016 we saw a 40% increase in data breaches and things are not looking much better for 2017; with at LEAST one major…